Burt, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Taymouth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48417. It stands on Atwell Drain. The Survey maps it on the Montrose quadrangle. 1,194 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 633 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresBurt grew from 1,122 to 1,194 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,122 | |
| 2010 | 1,228 | +106 (+9%) |
| 2020 | 1,194 | -34 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1919 USGS Burt quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Burt quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Burt quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Burt between 2003 and 2020, burning about 67 acres in total. 9 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYMOUTH FD 0000110 - 2020 |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTROSE TOWNSHIP FD 0000073 - 2018 |
| 4 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800037 - 2018 |
| 10 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYMOUTH FD 103 - 2019 |
| 4 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYMOUTH FD 77 - 2019 |
| 30 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800029 - 2018 |
| 29 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800027 - 2018 |
| 29 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800028 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Burt: 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albee Clay Sample | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Kish Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Snelenberger Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burt in 15 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Burt | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt | $30,000 | Trees reported down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt | $10,000 | Power poles were reported snapped. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt | - | Multiple trees reported down on houses. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt | - | A trained spotter reported a tree 2 1/2 feet in diameter down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt | - | A trained spotter estimated the wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt | - | A trained spotter reported an 8 inch diameter tree blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Burt | - | A tornado was reported at Gary and Bueche Roads by law enforcement. Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt | - | Law enforcement officials reported that numerous trees had been blown down. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Burt | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Burt | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Burt | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Burt | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| Taymouth | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Morseville | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fosters | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Birch Run | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Layton Corners | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Luce | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Winter's Motor Court | 6.8 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Burt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q591747 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867314. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







